Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Dante Lavelli on October 22, 2022, 02:26:57 PM
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Bonkers season so far. The promoted clubs are showing glimpses of good form which could drag more established clubs into the mix. Leicester and Wolves are currently obliging however I think both (and us) should be comfortable by the end of the season.
I’ll go:
18 Leeds 39pts
19 Everton 38pts
20 Forest 35pts
Predictions please…
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Let's appoint a manager before we make predictions.
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Unless we solve the goal scoring problem and soon we are in trouble.
I keep watching a team that doesn’t look like scoring even when we create chances.
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Eleven games played. Forgive me I don't quiver in abject terror just yet.
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Us already playing all three promoted teams away is going to make it difficult for next manager to even get 4-5 away wins this season now unless we improve a bit defensively. Leeds and even Palace are also games I'd have in the winnable category.
Going to be a season where we need to win more than the 6-7 at VP we usually do so will be some big home games after xmas to play I think.
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Eleven games played. Forgive me I don't quiver in abject terror just yet.
Especially when we've an Archer in our ranks.
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We've got to get this next appointment right as even the shit teams are getting their act together.
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Eleven games played. Forgive me I don't quiver in abject terror just yet.
Give it until 4 pm tomorrow.
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We've spunked loads of the ''easier'' games on Gerrard. We're in trouble.
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Eleven games played. Forgive me I don't quiver in abject terror just yet.
I'll take 'things we said in 2015' for 500 please.
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Really hard one to call at the moment. I'd love Leeds to go with their complete knob head of a manager, but he's doing much better than I thought he would tbf.
I think Forest will go, but can't pick another 2. If we can appoint a semi competent manager I think we'll be fairly comfortable.
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Pin this thread. We're going to need it.
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We've spunked loads of the ''easier'' games on Gerrard. We're in trouble.
Similar to Sherwood. We played all of Sunderland, West Brom, Stoke and Swansea at home early on in that horrific season and won none of them. Garde then had Man. City, Arsenal and a decent Everton all in his first 5 games and predictably couldn't get any momentum and it was just a slow lingering death from that point.
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Eleven games played. Forgive me I don't quiver in abject terror just yet.
I'll take 'things we said in 2015' for 500 please.
We had four points from our first eleven games, then, and basically zero good players.
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This thread can fuck right off!!
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This thread can fuck right off!!
Correct. The optimism of looking forward to a new manager and someone starts this. Bet they're fun at parties.
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This thread can fuck right off!!
Correct. The optimism of looking forward to a new manager and someone starts this. Bet they're fun at parties.
Thanks for the kind words.
It’s not necessarily about us, its who you think will get relegated. Usually there are some obviously shit teams but this season everyone looks pretty capable of getting results.
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You don’t have to post on a thread! I think it’s going to difficult to call this season. On the Villa I don’t think we will get relegated
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We are going nowhere.
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We'll be fine. Just. 16th. Forest, Leicester and the Dingles to go down.
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Eleven games played. Forgive me I don't quiver in abject terror just yet.
Especially when we've an Archer in our ranks.
Who has been sitting on the bench for weeks whilst Ings and Watkins have continually been played even though neither have done anything of note.
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Just seen the reference. Very good.
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We are going nowhere.
That's what I'm worried about!
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We are going nowhere.
That's what I'm worried about!
That will do for me ths season. Going nowhere. Staying where we are.
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Eleven games played. Forgive me I don't quiver in abject terror just yet.
I'll take 'things we said in 2015' for 500 please.
We had four points from our first eleven games, then, and basically zero good players.
and we still had too good to go down type statements
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36pts is the average to stay up.
I see Southampton, Bournemouth and then Leeds or Forest being the other to go down.
Base that on these all having several championship standard players and weak defense.
I can't decide bewteen Forest or Leeds.
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I wonder whether Palace might get dragged in as they don't score enough goals. Everton should be fine with Dyche but they will be shit to watch.
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I wonder whether Palace might get dragged in as they don't score enough goals. Everton should be fine with Dyche but they will be shit to watch.
Palace are the outside bet as they have a horrendous run of fixtures till the end of March. They could well be well in the mix by then with five '6 pointers' in April which will probably determine whether they stay up or not.
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As long as it is not us, I don't really care.
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As long as it is not us, I don't really care.
100%.
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Bournemouth, Southampton looking doomed. That’s two gone.
One from Everton, Leeds, West Ham, Forrest, Leicester.
hopefully not one of the midlands clubs but West Ham and Leeds squads are pretty strong so the camaraderie in the squad - and Dyche - could be the difference.
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Someone having a laugh bumping this.
We need two wins and a couple of draws to stay up. We managed 10 points just last month.
Reminds me of the panic end of last season when I think we were actually safe after beating Leeds in early March.
Let's be ambitious for once and aim to get past 50 points as then we're not far off the 20/21 haul.
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Bournemouth, Southampton looking doomed. That’s two gone.
One from Everton, Leeds, West Ham, Forrest, Leicester.
hopefully not one of the midlands clubs but West Ham and Leeds squads are pretty strong so the camaraderie in the squad - and Dyche - could be the difference.
Forest I think (and hope). Any promoted club that gives the likes of Lingard and Shelvey big contracts deserves to go down.
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Someone having a laugh bumping this.
Yeah, I wonder who bumped it .........
Ah, yes.
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Man City will win the league and are the only team I don't think we can beat. Arsenal were terrible against Everton and if I were an Everton supporter I wouldn't get too excited. I still think they will struggle after the new manager bounce disappears.
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Someone having a laugh bumping this.
Yeah, I wonder who bumped it .........
Ah, yes.
I brought it up in the current discussion for the teams I believe will be relegated.
I don't believe Villa are in danger, but others may.
Emery also stated in his Prem match versus Leicester that Premier League safety is the top priority and that teams at the bottom are trying to win games to be safe.
Again it's being brought into consciousness can either join the debate and give own views or just not get involved. The negativity uncalled for.
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We are one point behind Liverpool. I wonder if they have a relegation watch thread?
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We are one point behind Liverpool. I wonder if they have a relegation watch thread?
I think I interpret it differently and that despite it being a H and Villa forum, it's a thread about watching relegation. To some may include being weary or aware of how safe we are or are not and to others unnecessary.
I see it as who is going to be relegated at this moment Southampton Bournemouth and if a team loses today between Forest and Leeds.
Want do others think on who will actually drop?
I read about Palace here as an option, which is interesting.
For me, Leeds' defence and forest away form, as well as the level of some of their players, would point at one of them to go down.
I think Cooper is an excellent manager, and Marsh has his merits, but perhaps not the overall temperament to stay up as last year Leeds went close to going down. Certainly, don't mind if they do.
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We are one point behind Liverpool. I wonder if they have a relegation watch thread?
I think I interpret it differently and that despite it being a H and Villa forum, it's a thread about watching relegation. To some may include being weary or aware of how safe we are or are not and to others unnecessary.
I see it as who is going to be relegated at this moment Southampton Bournemouth and if a team loses today between Forest and Leeds.
Want do others think on who will actually drop?
I read about Palace here as an option, which is interesting.
For me, Leeds' defence and forest away form, as well as the level of some of their players, would point at one of them to go down.
I think Cooper is an excellent manager, and Marsh has his merits, but perhaps not the overall temperament to stay up as last year Leeds went close to going down. Certainly, don't mind if they do.
There's a 'who's going down thread' in Other Football, where it belongs.
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Someone having a laugh bumping this.
Yeah, I wonder who bumped it .........
Ah, yes.
I brought it up in the current discussion for the teams I believe will be relegated.
I don't believe Villa are in danger, but others may.
Emery also stated in his Prem match versus Leicester that Premier League safety is the top priority and that teams at the bottom are trying to win games to be safe.
Again it's being brought into consciousness can either join the debate and give own views or just not get involved. The negativity uncalled for.
Must be a relegation thread in other football to contribute to?
I'd be concerned if we get to March international break and we haven't won a game.
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